Counseling Psychology

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The Master's degree in Counseling and Human Services (CHS) is designed to prepare professional counselors in a competency-based graduate program for broadly defined practice in community family and work settings.

The Ph.D. program, which is APA accredited, trains students to become effective counseling psychologists who demonstrate the competencies necessary to deliver mental health services to multicultural client populations in various settings.

The Master's of Education in International Counseling at Lehigh University prepares students to function in professional roles that include three key target areas of the international setting: the school, the community, and the family. The specific goals of this program are to:

Teachers and administrators of the 21st century are continually looking for opportunities for professional development. Our Certificate programs were designed with this fact in mind. As an alternative to completing a Degree program, teachers and administrators can complete four courses towards a Certificate of Completion.

As of January 2014, school counselors in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are certified Pre-K-12. The Lehigh School Counseling Program now leads to certification at Pre-K - 12 through the Pennsylvania Department of Education TIMS online system.